Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker's

The Bloody Banquet

July 14 – August 22, 2015

I’d give one eye to see her with the other.

It’s the early seventeenth century. It’s 2 a.m. and you’re in your hotel room flipping channels … Historical Fantasy. Flip. Erotic Thriller. Flip. Pastoral Comedy. Flip. B-Movie Horror. Flip. … The channels change but the title stays the same: The Bloody BanquetUnperformed professionally since 1642.

Capital Fringe FestivalExtended from the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival, a program of the Washington, DC non-profit Capital Fringe.

Cast

Jessica Aimone
Ryan Dalusung
Matthew Edwards
Natasha Gallop

James T. Majewski
Darius McCall
Hannah Sweet

Jill Tighe
MacKenzie Beyer
Gray West

Production Team

Casey Kaleba & Charlene V. Smith Directors
Patrick Landes Stage Manager

Claire Kimball Dramaturg
The Bat and the Bee Costuming Costume Designer

Jason Aufdem-Brinke Lighting Designer
Ryan Swift Joyner Sound Designer

For nearly four centuries, the theater world has been overlooking a crowd-pleaser, to judge by Brave Spirits Theatre’s diverting take on the revenge tragedy The Bloody Banquet.

Celia Wren, The Washington Post

I’m glad we have Brave Spirits Theatre to interpret and serve up this centuries-old cannibalistic romp for our oh-so-refined modern sensibilities.

Brett Steven Abelman, DC Theatre Scene

Early Modern Theatrical Violence and The Bloody Banquet
by Charlene V. Smith Artistic Director I’ve long been fascinated by violence on the… Read More back-arrow
The Bloody Banquet EXTENDED!
Due to popular demand, we will be remounting The Bloody Banquet for one weekend, August… Read More back-arrow
“Little expecting such unnatural treason”
by Claire Kimball, Production Dramaturg As we look back over our examination of The Bloody Banquet over the… Read More back-arrow
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